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Line-Level Storage

Here's a fast way to keep those little levels safe, and found

By Charles Miller

If you don’t know where your line level is either, then watch this tip sent in by Larry Schaefer, of Scarbourgh, ME. As editor Chuck Miller demonstrates, this is one of those, “Why didn’t I think of that?” ideas.

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